Chapter 137: The Prince Enters the Palace, a Sword Hangs Over His Head
Emperor Chengming's face changed drastically.
"Come in." After saying that, he turned to look at Xiao Tong, "We can't finish this game today, let's do it another day."
Xiao Tong calmed himself down, stood up, bowed, and then left.
She passed by the man who brought the urgent news from Yanmen, and took a closer look at the man and the military newspaper in his hand.
Two copies, one is an urgent report, and the other is... a feathered edict inserted into the military newspaper?!
Xiao Tong's pupils shrank slightly, and after leaving the palace, he hurried back to the Princess's Mansion to ask what happened at Yanmen.
"Your Highness! Something bad has happened!"
Xiao Tong had just returned home and hadn't even had time to take a sip of tea when Mo Ran hurriedly came to greet him.
"Your Highness! The soldiers of Yanmen have been discovered! Prince, he, he..."
Xiao Tong's nails dug into the flesh of his palms, and a bad feeling rose in his heart. "Go on, what happened to him?"
"The emperor's secret guards discovered that he was buying and selling women in Caixia Town to make money!"
Xiao Tong's breathing stagnated. This news was like a bolt from the blue to her!
"Your Highness!"
Before Xiao Tong could catch his breath, someone else came to report.
"The Crown Prince has been summoned to the palace by His Majesty!"
Xiao Tong was terribly anxious, but she couldn't enter the palace at this moment. If word got out, not only would Baili Pu advise against the crown prince's removal, but even the Censorate wouldn't let Xiao Qingji off! If she entered the palace at this moment, given Emperor Chengming's temper, she'd surely...
She turned around a few times and suddenly shouted, "Hurry up and have your informant find the Queen and ask her to save the Crown Prince! He's her own flesh and blood, the product of her ten months of pregnancy! She can't just ignore him like she did before!"
Without the protection of the Crown Prince, it would be much more difficult for her to act in the future. Add to that the 30,000 private soldiers of Yanmen... Xiao Qingji would die!
There was a rare look of panic on Xiao Tong's face, and Mo Ran immediately went to find an informant in the palace.
Please don't let anything happen, please don't let anything happen, whether it's private soldiers or weapons, as long as nothing happens to Xiao Qingji, it's fine. Even if he's deposed, it's a blessing in disguise. As long as he's alive, he'll naturally have a chance to make a comeback...
Xiao Tong did use the past to make Xiao Qingji put her in the most important position, but she also did have some genuine love for him.
When the child was young, he was not much better than other children. His father had eyes only for the older son who was more outstanding, and his mother was only concerned with pleasing his father. Everyone around him was sweet-mouthed but treacherous. The white dog that he had raised with great difficulty was buried alive.
Xiao Tong had been held hostage in Langjiang, having survived until the empress ascended the throne. The empress's foundation was still shaky at first, yet she was willing to let her return to Dayu for three days to visit her family. On her first day back, Xiao Tong witnessed Xiao Qingji, unpopular, being bullied by three or four audacious palace servants.
At that time, Xiao Qingji had not yet become what he is now. He was holding an ugly cat with its hair shed in patches in his arms. No matter how the palace servants mocked and fought for it, he gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
Before the empress ascended the throne, Xiao Tong had suffered a lot at the hands of the previous King of Langjiang and the Langjiang nobles, and there were also many palace maids and eunuchs who bullied her.
When Xiao Tong saw the palace maids daring to bully her superior, she thought of herself struggling to survive in Langjiang despite the Empress's secret help. She was enraged and immediately stood up to defend Xiao Qingji, slapping the maid who led the incident halfway across her face before she stopped. She later reported the incident to Emperor Chengming, and from then on, no one dared to bully Xiao Qingji again.
Xiao Tong took a few deep breaths, trying to stay calm, walked into the front hall, sat on the main seat, and took a sip of the flower tea that the maid had prepared long ago.
"Everyone, get out! If you let anyone know what happened today, you'll die!"
The maids' hearts trembled, and they all said, "Yes."
All the maids left, and Xiao Tong was thinking carefully in his mind.
Xiao Qingji was placed under house arrest after returning from Luzhou City. Not only did Emperor Chengming send people to monitor him, but Xiao Tong himself also sent people to secretly monitor him. Because Xiao Qingji almost harmed Xiao Qinggu, Xiao Tong ignored him for a while. After ten setbacks, Xiao Qingji gradually became quiet.
Xiao Tong read the news coming out of the Eastern Palace every day, and it was always calm. That child had done nothing but walk the dog, play with the cat, and read by candlelight, so how could the Yanmen Sect be exposed? And even a serious incident like the trafficking of women had come to light? Could someone have deliberately framed her?
Baijialou?! If Xiao Qingxu is really the owner of Baijialou, it is not surprising that he has such strength. After all, he is Xu Zhiyao's son, and the methods he uses are not something ordinary people can handle.
Xiao Tong tapped her nail-painted fingertips on the table, and a faint wrinkle appeared between her brows.
A while ago, there was news from Langjiang that Shang Yuwan from Baijialou went to Langjiang Kingdom alone to rescue Shang Twelve. On the way there, no one knew who was protecting him, and the people sent by Shi Kun had no idea where to start.
Shang Yuwan risked her life and suffered serious injuries to bring Twelve back. Somehow, Zhao Qinglian personally escorted her, and Shi Kun's men still had no chance to act. She had previously sent people to investigate who Emperor Chengming had met privately, but they couldn't find anything.
Shang Yuwan, Lu Xu... If this is really her child, if Shang Yuwan really is alive and well with a changed appearance... Are the Empress and Emperor Chengming helping her?!
Xiao Tong was shocked by his own thoughts, but then he felt that he could understand everything.
She hadn't taken action against Shang Yuwan because of Gu'er. After all, the child had left home since she was young and was not with her. From the news she had received before, she could tell that Shang Yuwan was truly protective of her daughter, and her daughter also liked to stay with Shang Yuwan.
The Empress, who held Lu Xu as her role model, naturally had no intention of killing Lu Xu's daughter. When she framed Shang Junhu for collaborating with the enemy, she had insisted that the news not be relayed to Kyoto until after Shang Yuwan's wedding. Now that the Empress knew Shang Yuwan was still alive, she would likely abandon everything she had planned in Dayu to protect her.
Emperor Chengming had been unable to obtain Lu Xu's favor, and although he had used his own methods to eliminate the Shang family through their hands, he also caused Yue Zhu to "accidentally kill" Shang Yuwan. Now that Shang Yuwan's identity has been completely exposed, he must protect the child and return him safely to the capital.
"Really..." Xiao Tong rubbed his eyebrows, his temples throbbing with pain.
Yuan Ji and Bai Li Pu didn't know why, but they ended up hanging out with the people from Baijialou. It was really bad news. There were rumors in Kyoto that Yuan Ji was in love with Shang Yuwan.
An idea suddenly came to Xiao Tong's mind.
It seems like I haven't heard from Shi Kun in a while? Could he have been killed by someone from Baijialou?!
...Or perhaps, those Langjiang people rebelled. With the capital in turmoil and the Shang Liu Banquet imminent, a major incident like this at this critical juncture would be of great benefit to Langjiang. The two places were so far apart, and if those people were trying to hide something or play tricks, she wouldn't necessarily know.
A cruel look flashed across Xiao Tong's face.
Sure enough, they were all wild wolves that could not be tamed.
"Your Highness!"
When he heard Mo Ran's voice, Xiao Tong was cheered up and stood up to greet him.
"How? How is he?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine." Mo Ran's expression was extremely grim. "He returned safely to the Eastern Palace. It was His Majesty who suppressed the news."
Xiao Tong's face turned extremely pale in an instant.
The biggest thing is that Xiao Qingji is safe and sound.
Xiao Ling was not suppressing them at all, he was clearly hanging a knife over their heads, making them unable to live in peace day and night!
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